European Economic Regulation: A Practical Guide: Europe Economics (Executive Briefings)

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This book provides a single roadmap for compliance with the US QSR, the European Medical Device Directives, and ISO Standards for device and diagnostic products. Written in case-study format, it begins with information on how to establish a QSR documentation system. Dr. Kuwahara explains implementation methods for each section of the QSRs (21 CFR 820). Documentation requirements and guidelines for what documentation you need for your quality system, why you need it, and how to prepare it are detailed, as well as practical information on efficiently and effectively organizing your records, procedures, work instructions, and Quality Manual. The book shows you how to evaluate your existing documentation's fit with the worldwide quality systems and the GMPs/QSRs. A grid comparing ISO 9001 and US 21 CFR 820 requirements is included.

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Excellent book for those needing to meet GMP requirements........1998-11-06

This book provides extensive information for specialists in companies that have to comply with FDA regulations. It also has some good information on auditing that will be useful to quality engineers and auditors with limited experience in International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements. CFR standards are tough. Compliance with them, following the lead of this book, should help a company comply with the ISO standards. Companies that comply with the ISO standards, however, might not comply with the CFR requirements This book leads the reader through a series of steps that will help the company meet CFR requirements. It goes into extensive detail identifying and interpreting the various CFRs so that the readers will not take them too lightly. Some CFRs are much too vague and can lull newcomers to the field into thinking that they are in compliance when they are not. I would have rated this book as a 5 except that only a limited number of quality practitioners have a need for this material on GMP compliance. Hank Lefevre, CQE & PE

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More than any other, the direct access trader depends on a keen knowledge of technical analysis--charts, oscillators, price, and volume--to determine optimal entry and exit points. Technical Analysis introduces basic charts, screens, and analysis, and covers popular analytic systems including price, volume, and volatility; support and resistance; and relative strength and trends. It also explains how to combine technical and fundamental analysis for taking advantage of the best aspects of each.

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A waste of money at any price.......2005-02-20

I tried very hard not to be predisposed against this book just because it was written by two academics. But once I started reading, it was impossible to ignore the fact that this title reads like a bad college textbook. The worst section here is that on moving averages, which suggests how to identify trends by deriving some equations related to the moving averages. This is complete with fancy looking formulas with epsilons and everything, and yet after all that no useful trading recommendations whatsoever are suggested. "For example, the technician will use a rule that if the price falls 10% below the moving average, it probably is not a whipsaw". This is a totally ridiculous commentary for trading at any time frame.

The reason my rating goes beyond just plain bad and into 1 star territory is that, in addition to providing negligable trading advice throughout, there were two sections that gave recommendations that are entirely the opposite of correct. In the section on support and resistance, the authors advocate selling at resistance points, and suggest that one will go broke if you always buy at resistance and sell at support. This is completely wrong; really great stocks will hover at resistance and then blow right through it on the upside, while poor stocks will linger around support for a while and then crash right through it hard. Buying at support and selling at resistance will put you on the wrong end of both of these. Read about the strategies of a great trader like Jesse Livermore to learn the right way to do things, which is to buy at the top end of the resistance point as the stocks breaks out and then sell it if falls to support.

Second example: "Say the CEO of Coke died in a plane crash along with the formula. Coke stock would plummet, right? But technical analysis would not pick that up". This shows the authors have a basic misunderstanding of TA: of course it would pick this up. You'd get a clear as could be gap down followed by a downward breakout in this sort of situation, a kindergarten market technician could tell you something bad had happened and that you should sell via the chart without even hearing the news. That's the basic premise behind technical analysis, and the fact that the authors don't even understand that fits right in with the rest of this dissapointing book.

Ek dam Ala!.......2002-02-13

This book is really good.A must buy...and a good gift for a friend.

great guide book!.......2001-07-27

A great example of its kind -- I've read several books looking for one both knowledgeble and entertaining and this certainly fits the bill. If you are trying to do research or learn more about the practice of trading, this is very helpful. It presents a comprehensive (and comprehensible) guide to the world of direct access trading. Good job!

thanks mate!.......2001-07-27

very handy book for reference. we are trying to use some of the helpful hints for our portfolio management.

nice job!!!.......2001-07-18

this was very helpful!!!!

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Fantastic!

A good kick in the pants!

This Book is the Bible for Women Who Want To Get Ahead

Excellent book

perfect guide for women in the business world

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers
Lois P. Frankel
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ASIN: 0446531324

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n the bestselling tradition of Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman comes the breakthrough book that teaches women how to stop sabotaging their careers-and start getting ahead. For every professional woman who wants to get ahead-but feels she is at an impasse-NICE GIRLSDON'T GETTHECORNER OFFICE comes to the rescue. When overlooked for that special assignment or promotion, many women point the finger outwardly, looking for someone else to blame. Now, Lois P. Frankel presents a different view in her empowering career primer that helps women identify ingrained habits they learned as girls that may be holding them back, such as couching statements in a question, smiling inappropriately, tilting the head while speaking, and others. Only by overcoming these self-defeating behaviors will the 'nice girl' learn to leverage her power in the workplace-and claim the corner office she so richly deserves.

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For every professional woman who wants to get ahead—but feels she is at an impasse—NICE GIRLS DON'T GET THE CORNER OFFICE comes to the rescue. Although it's less threatening and more politically correct for women to point the finger outwardly when assessing why they are overlooked for promotions and assignments for which they are superbly qualified, the real answers may lie inward.
In this book, Dr. Lois Frankel, an internationally recognized corporate coach and author, reveals the 101 self-sabotaging behaviors women learn as girls-behaviors and habits that are now holding them back in the workplace, such as couching statements as questions, tilting your head when you speak, waiting to be noticed and pinching company pennies. From executive to entry level, every woman needs to know what she is doing to subconsciously sound, look, act, market herself, and/or be treated like a "girl". This book will help women to become aware of when and how they are damaging their career and it will give them the advice and tips they need to help replace these self-defeating behaviors with more effective ones—and finally claim the corner office they so richly deserve.

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Fantastic!.......2007-09-12

I sure wish I had read this book years ago. I finaly understand a lot of issues that had always confused me, and I didn't realize how much I didn't know until I read this book. I'm buying copies for all of my close women colleagues, and starting on it again from the beginning. In fact, I know a lot of men who could benefit from reading this book!

A good kick in the pants!.......2007-08-27

This book was a great eye opener to the "girl" mistakes I make on a daily basis. I have read the book several times and each time I find something new to improve on. I have found myself passing on advice from the book to other women in the office.

This Book is the Bible for Women Who Want To Get Ahead.......2007-08-26

Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office is by far the best book I've ever read aimed at helping women own their power not only in the workplace but in every aspect of life. It's essentially a complete strategic plan for growing and advancing in your career. As a female business owner, I didn't realize how often I diminished my power by falling into many of the mistakes that Dr. Lois talks about in her groundbreaking book. This is one book that you need to keep in your professional development library.

Cassandra Mack, host of The No More Drama Hour of Power and author of, "The Single Mom's Little Book of Wisdom: 42 Tidbits of Wisdom To Help You Survive, Succeed and Stay Strong."

Excellent book.......2007-07-22

This book examines how the messages schoolgirls in America absorbed about being "nice" are detrimental to them once they join the workforce where the rules of expected behavior have long since been set by men. I gave my copy to a young woman I was mentoring who was afraid to ask for time off, when her male peers tended to just inform the higher-ups. I immediately recognized this behavior from the book, and insisted that she read it.

perfect guide for women in the business world .......2007-06-08

I like the book very much. It helped me much in my career.I made many mistakes before I found this book. I didn't believe the normal behavior of the women sabotage their career, but it is absolutely true. It helped me to gain a lot of success. It is a perfect guide for women. I would recommend this book to every ambitious business women, who would like to progress in her career. Good luck to everyone!

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Business Ethics: Mistakes and Successes
Robert F. Hartley
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 0471663735

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In today's business climate, firms need to be wary of practices that may provoke criticism and scandals. Investigative reporters, eager lawyers, and zealous governmental agencies are lurking in the wings. These lessons of the past give you an inside look at some of the biggest mistakes of recent history. You can ponder not only how they might have been avoided, but also how their resolution might have been better handled. Robert Hartley, author of the popular Marketing and Management Mistakes and Successes books, brings you face-to-face with major players and the temptations, crises, and torments they experienced. Thought-provoking discussion questions, role-playing exercises, and debates present you with key ethical concerns that may help you avoid similar situations in your own career.

Every Mistake in the Book: A Business How-NOT-To

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A Good Diagnosis Of Common Business Blunders
I am buying my OWN copy
Valuable and True Information. Depressing tone.
fairly good
Good Book for Someone Starting Their Career in Business

Every Mistake in the Book: A Business How-NOT-To
F J Lennon
Manufacturer: Collins
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0060393939
Release Date: 2001-06-26

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Why suffer from your own business mistakes? Here's a lifesaving guide from a man who's made them all.The world of business is like the world's worst minefield: one wrong step in any direction and you're history. It's a lesson F. J. Lennon has learned over and over again, as his entrepreneurial career careened from snafu to snafu. But Lennon was different: from the beginning he kept a journal of the screwups, big and small, he watched himself and others make. And by monitoring his own learning curve he helped turn himself -- finally -- into a successful businessman.Every Mistake in the Book collects all the best lessons Lennon learned from his mistakes, pulling them together in a pithy, witty, and universally useful format. Whether you're a business owner, a manager, or a freshly minted graduate, Lennon's no-nonsense advice will enlighten you:Biz Basics: If you're contemplating a startup, here are essential lessons you won't learn in a classroom or read in a textbook.Money Matters: From venture capital to corporate debt, know the financial fundamentals or pay the price.How to Manage Managing: All managers are card-carrying members of the baby-sitters club. Learn what you should -- and definitely shouldn't -- do to the poor saps who call you boss.In the Trenches: Not everyone plays nice and you can't, either. Down-and-dirty advice for when the going gets tough.Let's Get Personal: Yes, it does matter how you act, speak, write, and dress. Here's how to get that little bit of polish -- or at least not alienate everyone around you.Often hysterical, always practical, this straight-from-the-hip handbook will educate and encourage everyone from the dot-com greenhorn to the established business professional.

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A Good Diagnosis Of Common Business Blunders.......2007-02-05

The author has had a varied business career and has made (or has knowledge of) a number of interesting mistakes in his life. People in the business world (and especially small business owners) should read and heed this book. The book is entertaining, yet makes excellent points with an uncommon amount of humor and flair for a business book.

I liked the book as soon as I got to page 42, where he discusses reorganizations. Having seen a number of these, I was won over with this concise and on-the-money comment: "Too often, reorganizations are twisted games-even regular rituals-in which insecure, out-of-touch, or untalented executives juggle the lives and careers of their employees." Many of these points reinforce a central premise: if you are working for a jerk, call a good employment recruiter, just don't stay in an environment you hate.

His best points are also the most basic (like "check your tongue at the door" and "keep your cool") but they are well illustrated and developed. I dislike getting correspondence and email which has not been checked for spelling, so the section "Spelling Still Counts" was a relief to see. It is now easier than ever to send non-proofread material electronically, but it is just as bad to blindly trust a spell check program to fix your errors without then checking for context and accuracy. (The example he gives on page 175 is priceless.)

This book could have been a five star book with a few changes, but I awarded it four for two primary reasons: first, the author uses profanity relatively commonly, which doesn't enhance the professionalism of a business book in my opinion, and got annoying quickly. The second, and even more annoying, problem is his use of stupid names (e.g. "Denny Deathbytongue") in his stories that brought a childish quality to the book that was counterproductive.

Overall, this is a strong effort and holds a lot of good lessons for anyone in the business world; his emphasis on truthfulness and ethical behavior is admirable, and I am glad I read it.

I am buying my OWN copy.......2005-10-11

My roommate is leaving and taking his book, so I am here to order my own copy.

This is just a bunch of little stories with REAL WORLD business lessons from a multimedia entrepreneur, not a far-removed business consultant. A few of his recommendations I would not advise, but most are helpful and learned at his expense, not yours.

My measure of a book like this is a question: Will the time and cost invested be rewarded in saved time and saved cost? I think so. Especially if you liesurely read the book a few times and the stories sink in. The only reason I can't say it would be of certain value is that it does seem, as another reviewer pointed out, that sometimes you just have to learn by your own mistakes. But it is a fun read with short, targeted anecdotes that at the very least let you know you aren't alone in your challenges.

Ideal readers are any business person or entrepreneur, especially those in cutting-edge operations who can relate very directly to his stories. It is also good for business teachers or students who want the real scoop.

Valuable and True Information. Depressing tone........2003-04-15

The book outlines 103 mistakes (1-2 pages each) that the author made in his many years of being an entrepreneur. It is amazing that he had the energy to survive the kind of mistakes he made. He had fortunately taken notes during all those years and was able to abstract his experiences into these mistakes that fall into 5 broad categories. He categorizes them into Biz Basics, Money Matters, How to Manage Managing, In the Trenches, and Let's get Personal. The first four titles of chapters above are self-explanatory but the last section refers to how your looks, actions, and thoughts really do matter.

The author has a very direct approach in communicating with the reader. It is almost as if you can hear him talking to you in a room with just a few other people present. Unfortunately, the tone that you hear while reading the book is very depressing. The author sounds very cynical and distrusting. It is almost as if he lost faith in people and the world. This alone was scary enough for me to want to read the book and make sure that I don't make the same mistakes (in case I end up with the same frame of mind as the author's).

If you are a small business owner, you can't afford to ignore the knowledge presented in the book. Everyone is familiar with at least some of the mistakes presented in the book. But it is very important to be familiar with all of them because you will run into them sooner or later. The difficult part is in getting past the author's bad attitude towards business and the world at large. I had to spread out the reading of the book into several sessions because I could only take so much of the book in one sitting. I wish there was a different book with the same information but a much happier attitude. But that is just my personal preference. I know other people who would read through this book in one sitting without noticing anything wrong with the tone of the book at all!

I purchased a copy of the book when I first started my company in 2001. I read it after I had already made a few of the mistakes that the author talks about. I then read the book and ever since then I have tried to consciously avoid making the rest of the mistakes presented in the book. And even then I am sure that there is no guarantee of this being an exhaustive list of mistakes one can make in business. I am sure every reader will discover a couple of mistakes unique to their situation that are not in the book.

After reading the book, I felt even more confident in my decision not to sell stock in my company till the business model has been proven successful (in essence, wait to have investors). Of course, you then have to deal with the worst problem any business can have - being undercapitalized during the stage when you most need the money! The author experienced both problems simultaneously - having too many investors and being undercapitalized at the same time. There are very good reasons why he ended up in that unique situation. You will quickly see this as you start reading about the various mistakes he made.

Overall, I am very happy to have made the purchase of this book. Another book that would go very well with this book is 'The EMyth Revisted' by Michael E. Gerber. This is a more inspirational book on how to build a successful business model (not just a business). Check it out when you have some time.

If you are a small business owner, I hope you benefit from this book by avoiding at least some of these mistakes. Sure, you will make different ones, but at least you are ahead of most people who don't read this book. I wish you the best of luck in your business!

fairly good.......2002-04-02

This book is straight-forward and readable. But its strength is also its weakness. Lennon admits to his foibles and past mistakes, that makes him seem human and his advice accessible...but the fact is a lot of his mistakes are ones a lot of people would NEVER MAKE IN THE FIRST PLACE, so don't have to be told not to do this or that. I'm naturally tight-lipped, for one thing, so don't have to be told to keep my cards close to my vest, etc. But a lot of stuff in here is useful, and I mildly recommend it as a book to supplement other business books you should read.

Good Book for Someone Starting Their Career in Business.......2002-01-06

I just checked this book out at the library by chance (I wasn't looking for such a book, but happened to come across it) and found it to be really good at giving an honest heads up account of what the business world is all about.

I really can't add anything new to the reviews than what has already been said. It is a good book to buy so you can refer to it whenever you need to be reminded what not to do.

I identified with the author. I feel like we could be brothers that were separated at birth.

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Clarification of the Accounting Terms in the Oecd Guidelines

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Philanthropy and voluntarism are among the most familiar and least understood of American institutions. The oldest American nonprofit corporation -- Harvard College -- dates from 1636, but most of the million or so nonprofits currently in existence were established after 1960. In "Inventing the Nonprofit Sector" and Other Essays on Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Nonprofit Organizations cultural historian Peter Dobkin Hall describes and analyzes the development of America's fastest growing institutional sector.

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Based on a pre-MBA curriculum, the Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM) helps individuals master the principles of business management, thereby enabling higher success on the job or preparing for an MBA program. The CABM Exam focuses on ten learning modules, known as the Common Body of Knowledge for Business, and requires two preparation guides (Theory and Practice) for study. The CABM exam itself consists of 200 multiple-choice questions to be completed in a single four-hour test session. The CABM program is sponsored and administered by the Association of Professionals in Business Management (www.apbm.org).

Certified Associate Business Manager, CABM Exam Preparation Guide, Part 1, Volume 2: Practice

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Certified Associate Business Manager, CABM Exam Preparation Guide, Part 1, Volume 2: Practice
Thomson Learning
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The Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM) Exam focuses on ten learning modules, known as the Common Body of Knowledge for Business, and requires two preparation guides (Theory and Practice) for study. The Practice book (Volume 2) contains sample multiple-choice questions, answers, and explanations. The CABM exam itself consists of 200 multiple-choice questions to be completed in a single four-hour test session. Based on a pre-MBA curriculum, the CABM helps individuals master the principles of business management. The CABM program is sponsored and administered by the Association of Professionals in Business Management (www.apbm.org).

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An anthology of vivid and revealing memoirs, Debussy Remembered includes recollections from a wide range of Debussy's friends, colleagues, and acquaintances.

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I like amazon.......2006-03-21

It's faster to receive my product than I think.
And the protection is so great!
I will continue to buy stuffs at amazon!

It really brings the composer to life!.......1999-01-05

I've been researching Debussy's Piano Music as part of my degree and I found this book to be fascinating because it revealed the composer to me in a new light.

It's a completely enjoyable book to read; reliable and relevant to his music

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A story of a seven year exile spend in the theater of war.......2002-11-10

In 1916, Edith Sekules was born into a Jewish family as part of an established and flouring Viennese community of almost 200,000 Jews. Today that same community is numbered at only a few thousands. Most of those with whom Edith grew up with were slaughtered in the holocaust of World War II. In 1938, together with her husband Kurt and her four month old daughter, Edith escaped to Estonia. There they eked out a living until 1941 when they were labeled "enemy aliens" and interned in Siberia by the Russians. In Surviving The Nazis, Exile And Siberia, Edith reveals in candid and vivid detail what her life of confinement was like, and how only their good health and optimism enabled the family to survive in harsh conditions. This is a story of a seven year exile spend in the theater of war, three camps, and a 3,350-mile journey home. After the way Edith helped to create a knitwear company in Northern Ireland and she went on to world-wide success in that endeavor. Surviving The Nazis, Exile And Siberia is more than just another indictment of holocaust era atrocity -- it is also a testament to the endurance and resilience of the human spirit, and that the greatest revenge against those who do us wrong, and the finest memorial we can provide to those who did not survive, is to go on ourselves and live a full, rewarding, compassionate life.

Must read for students of the Shoah.......2000-05-22

This book is an important contribution to Holocaust studies. Mrs. Sekules provides an excellent first hand account of life for a "typical" Jewish family in Vienna before and during the rise of Nazism. We become witnesses to the realization that escape is the only choice. We then follow the author on a harrowing journey deep into the Russian steppes as they fight to survive in a variety of work camps. Finally we learn how this family returns to Europe and rebuilds their lives and in the United Kingdom.

The book is written in straight-forward prose which has the ring of authenticity. The author is not asking for our pity. Rather, as stated in the introduction, she is adding more details to our collective memory of these horrific events that we may honor the victims, celebrate the survivors, and prevent another Shoah in the future.

This is easy reading for middle and high school children seeking to understand more about the Shoah and is a good addition to a school, Temple, or Church library.

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